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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave a 1996 commencement speech at Wellesley and, speaking of the difficulty of juggling a career and family, said, “It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications”?
(a) Gloria Steinem.
(b) Nora Ephron.
(c) Marlo Thomas.
(d) Erin Burnett.

2. Who is the founder of LinkedIn?
(a) Reid Hoffman.
(b) Mary Sue Coleman.
(c) Pattie Sellers.
(d) Caroline O’Connor.

3. In “The New F-Word,” who is the college English professor that observed something strange in her Introduction to Feminist Studies course?
(a) Sally Ride.
(b) Michele Elam.
(c) Judith Rodin.
(d) Marianne Cooper.

4. Who is the professor of economics at Cornell that the author cites in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” as saying, “The antiquated rhetoric of ‘having it all’ disregards the basis of every economic relationship: the idea of trade-offs”?
(a) Sharon Proczter.
(b) Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
(c) Erin Burnett.
(d) Gloria Steinem.

5. In what year was Sheryl Sandberg named the Treasury Department’s chief of staff?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1992.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2002.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the secretary of the Treasury when Sheryl Sandberg began working there in 1996?

2. After giving her TEDTalk, Sheryl Sandberg received numerous letters from women who were inspired by it. One of her favorites that she discusses in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It” came from what consultant in Dubai?

3. What company did the author’s husband found in L.A. and then sell to Yahoo, according to the narrative in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

4. Whom does the author describe that Facebook was recruiting for its business development team in 2009, in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

5. In what year was Marissa Mayer named the CEO of Yahoo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What anecdote does the author open with in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

2. Who is credited as approaching the gender gap well in his business dealings in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

3. What website and organization does the author promote in the Afterword: “Let’s Keep Talking”?

4. How is Marissa Mayer used as an example of gender bias between women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

5. Who does the author praise for embracing emotion in the workplace in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

6. What study regarding “gatekeeping behaviors” is discussed in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

7. What does the author write of Nora Ephron in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

8. What does the author write of Tina Fey in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

9. Who was the “legendary Massachusetts representative” that the author longed to meet in her story in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

10. What did Sharon Proczter say of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

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